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Music Safaree Advises "Young Kings" To Stop Flexing Cash On Social Media Safaree Samuels added his two cents into the varying conversations that have sparked since the announcement of Pop Smoke's death. By Erika Marie February 20, 2020
Pop Culture The "Cancel Culture" Vicious Circle: From Doja Cat To 6ix9ine Many debates have been had over the merits of "cancel culture," but how do these moments of outrage actually affect artists' numbers? By Noah John August 07, 2020
Random Swizz Beatz Explains Why Son Wore Skeleton Face Paint To Grammys Swizz Beatz's 19-year-old son wore this skeleton makeup as part of his artistic alter-ego, Note Marcato. By Noah C February 19, 2020
Music Tinashe & Roy Woods Amp Up Our "R&B Season" Playlist This Week A new collab from Tinashe and ZHU plus a cut off Roy Woods' new album, "Dem Times," are amping up our "R&B Season" playlist this week. By Lynn S. May 17, 2020
Music Wiz Khalifa Has Big Plans For 4/20 Wiz Khalifa is celebrating 4/20 in quarantine by partaking in the WeedMaps virtual festival, and possibly dropping a new album, as well. By Lynn S. April 18, 2020
Music DJ Premier Mourns Loss Of Mother After Recent Passing DJ Premier revealed that his 91-year-old mother has passed away, almost exactly two years after he lost his father. By Lynn S. June 12, 2020
Music Rich The Kid Teases New Mixtape With Juice WRLD, Big Sean, Gucci Mane, & More Rich The Kid may release a free mixtape called "The Lost Tape" with Future, Juice WRLD, Meek Mill, Gucci Mane, and Big Sean. By Alex Zidel June 12, 2020
Music Lil Wayne Celebrates A Decade Of Young Money Dominance Wayne of thrones. By Mitch Findlay December 23, 2019
Music Jadakiss Discusses If Rappers Using Ghostwriters Deserve "Top 5" Accolades Jadakiss recognizes that his generation and the current generation have differing views on the importance of writing your own rhymes. By Erika Marie March 09, 2020
Music Dreamville's "Revenge Of The Dreamers 3" Deluxe Edition Is Coming The Dreamville camp hasn't forgotten. By Mitch Findlay November 26, 2019
Music Ellie Goulding Is Joined By Juice WRLD, Swae Lee & Diplo On New Album "Brightest Blue" Following a five-year hiatus since her 2015 album "Delirium," Ellie Goulding returns with a new album titled "Brightest Blue" with features from the late Juice WRLD, Diplo, Swae Lee, Lauv, blackbear and serpentwithfeet. By Keenan Higgins July 17, 2020
Music Blueface & Crew Seen Jumping Man For Allegedly Trying To Snatch Rapper's Chain Blueface didn't take kindly to the offense. By Milca P. December 21, 2019